Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Sagan Tosu FC

0 – 0

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 12 Jul 2020 · 09:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 89' Ryo Nagai

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Isao Nishihashi
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Yusuke Shiotsu
Referee Yukimasa Anai

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-07-13 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-05-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-09-15 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-04-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
08 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
04 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–0	D
07 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
30 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D
08 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	H	1–2	L
04 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	3–0	W
23 Feb	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
07 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Ekimae Real Estate Stadium that hosts another battle between Sagan Tosu FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomoya Koyamatsu, as he is very good at scoring at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Japan international Sho Sasaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 340 games and scored 437 goals.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Yuya Asano has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
50' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
58' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Tsukasa Morishima by Douglas Vieira on 58 minute.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryang Yong Gi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
64' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 64 minute. Fuchi Honda leaves to be changed by Riki Harakawa.
68' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 68 minute. Rhayner leaves to be changed by Yuya Asano.
70' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Yuya Asano comes on to replace Rhayner.
75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
77' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Leandro Pereira trudges off to be replaced by Ryo Nagai on 77 minutes.
78' The whistle greets Yohei Toyoda as he departs to be replaced by Daichi Hayashi.
83' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
85' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Ryang Yong Gi exits the field as Takeshi Kanamori enters on 85.
89' Ryo Nagai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
It finishes all square. Sagan Tosu FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner ↓ Yuya Asano 70'
39
Leandro Pereira ↓ Ryo Nagai 77'
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Douglas Vieira 58'
8
Hayao Kawabe
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Gakuto Notsuda 77'
23
Hayato Araki
16
Kohei Shimizu ↓ Tomoya Fujii 58'

Bench

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↑ 77'
38
Keisuke Osako
3
Akira Ibayashi
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 58'
20
Ryo Nagai ↑ 77'
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 70'
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 58'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Douglas Vieira	2
Pieros Sotiriou	2
Junior Santos	1
Marcos Junior	1
Patric	1
Hwang Seokho	1
Taishi Matsumoto	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-07-04 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-02-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-12-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-11-30 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Ōita FC Trinita L 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-11-30 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.76 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC30% Draw35% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes34% 0% No66%

Avg goals/match: 1.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	51%	49%
± 2.5	24%	76%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

70%

Sagan Tosu FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC18% Draw59% Sanfrecce Hiroshima23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

15.6%

1 – 1

14%

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 2

2 – 0

2 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

2.5%

0 – 3

2.3%

1 – 3

1.9%

3 – 1

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	18%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	23%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.